* Headlines for December 26, 2006
* As Hundreds Die in an Oil Pipeline Explosion in Lagos, A Look At the Fight Over Nigeria's Natural Resources
* Thousands March on Day of Solidarity With Oaxaca
* FCC Sides with Verizon & Wireless and Votes to Strip Local Communities of Control Over Cable Franchising
* James Brown, 1933-2006: Harry Allen on How JB Revolutionized Popular Music, Provided the Soundtrack to the Civil Rights Movement and Created the Blueprint for Hip-Hop